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Building Resilience Through Cold Exposure
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One way to build grit and resilience is through deliberate cold exposure. By taking the context of the day and moment into account, we can start counting the number of walls we traverse and the distance between those walls as we do cold exposure, which triggers the release of epinephrine and norepinephrine in our brain and body.
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Cold exposure, whether deliberate or not, increases norepinephrine and epinephrine in our brain, making it a reliable stimulus for stress.
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Cold exposure, whether deliberate or not, increases norepinephrine and epinephrine in our brain, making it a reliable stimulus for stress. Deliberate cold exposure can teach us to maintain mental clarity and calm during stress, which can be immensely useful in other parts of life.
ChapterBuilding Resilience Through Cold Exposure
EpisodeUsing Deliberate Cold Exposure for Health and Performance
PodcastHuberman Lab
Building mental toughness can be achieved through deliberate cold exposure.
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Building mental toughness can be achieved through deliberate cold exposure. However, it is important to take into account the context of the day and the moment, as well as respecting physical and practical limitations that may arise when taking on this practice.